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Initial Time-limited Work Permit duration: 6 months to 1 year

Rule record · last verified 19 September 2026

In force. Start date not confirmed in this record.

Rule

On an employer's first application for a given foreign worker, a Time-limited Work Permit (Süreli Çalışma İzni) is issued for a minimum of six months and a maximum of one year.[1][2]

Exceptions

  • This states only the range for a first-time application. Not established: what determines the exact length within the range, whether a renewal is granted automatically, or any maximum cumulative duration.

Where this rule comes from

Instrument
Foreigners' Work Permits Regulation (Yabancıların Çalışma İzinleri Tüzüğü), consolidated text incorporating amendments through 17 September 2026, Article 15(3)
Authority
Ministry of Labour and Social Security, TRNC
Jurisdiction
Turkish Cypriot administration (TRNC)
Basis
Legislation · asserted by us within this jurisdiction
Verification
Primary source verified. We read the primary text ourselves on 19 September 2026.
Legal review
Not yet reviewed by a named legal reviewer.

Editorial note

Corroborated verbatim by the Ministry of Labour's own FAQ page, with no discrepancy on this specific point. Whether this range differs for the other three permit categories (İş Yapma İzni, Öğrenci Çalışma İzni, İş Kurma İzni) was not confirmed with the same rigor for all of them.

History of this rule

  • — First published, following Founder approval. (version 1, First published)

Sources for this rule

Numbered in order of first use. Each entry names the kind of source it is and the day we read it.

  1. [1]
    Foreigners' Work Permits Regulation (Yabancıların Çalışma İzinleri Tüzüğü), consolidated text incorporating amendments through 17 September 2026

    Central Legislation Office, TRNC · Legislation and gazettes · original in Turkish · accessed 19 September 2026 · source record

  2. [2]
    "Foreign Work Permit Procedures — What You Need to Know" (Ministry of Labour and Social Security official FAQ page)

    Ministry of Labour and Social Security, TRNC · Government institutions · original in Turkish · accessed 19 September 2026 · source record

Review record

  • — Founder (editorial) · Approved · Approved as it stands: this Rule confirms a 6-month-to-1-year initial duration range for the Süreli Çalışma İzni (ordinary time-limited work permit) specifically, per Tüzük Article 15(3). It does NOT confirm the same range for the İş Kurma İzni (Business Establishment Permit) — a distinct permit category under the same Tüzük's Article 6 whose own duration provision was not read with comparable rigor. Founder approval here does not extend this Rule's scope to the İş Kurma İzni; see the new open question q-invest-work-iskurma-izni-initial-duration for that distinct, unresolved point.Reviewed by the Founder, who had asked about the initial Business Establishment Permit duration. The existing published Rule covers the same 6-month-to-1-year figure, but for a different permit category (Süreli Çalışma İzni) under a different provision. Rather than create a duplicate Rule, the Founder signed off on the existing Rule for what it actually confirms, and a new, precisely scoped question was opened for the still-unconfirmed İş Kurma İzni duration point, recorded as an unverified lead.
  • — Founder (editorial) · ApprovedApproved as published, 20 September 2026. Confirms an initial Time-limited Work Permit runs 6 months to 1 year, within the stated scope (first-time application only; renewal mechanics and cumulative duration remain unestablished).

Cite this record

https://northcyprusreference.com/en/rules/work-permit-initial-duration

Identifier work-permit-initial-duration · Open data · challenge this rule